Echocardiographic diastolic function assessment is of modest utility in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation
Background: Detection of concurrent diastolic dysfunction (DD) may be beneficial in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). The role of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in assessing DD in patients with AF has not been well characterized. We sought to determ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235290671530035X |